{"id":3725,"date":"2018-03-12T01:28:38","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T02:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/barbara-takenaga\/"},"modified":"2018-08-20T15:23:41","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T15:23:41","slug":"barbara-takenaga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/authorsite\/barbara-takenaga\/","title":{"rendered":"Barbara Takenaga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7315 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Takenaga-e1520821666779.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"245\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Takenaga-e1520821666779-1.jpg 480w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Takenaga-e1520821666779-2.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Takenaga-e1520821666779-3.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Barbara Takenaga&rsquo;s paintings have been viewed in many ways &ndash; as abstract or representational, micro or macro, cartoon-goofy or cosmic-psychedelic.&nbsp; With a range of references that include astronomy, fractals, sci-fi and invented landscapes, the work involves a labor-intensive process.<\/p>\n<p>Her most recent solo exhibition was a 20-year survey at the <a href=\"https:\/\/wcma.williams.edu\/barbara-takenaga\/\">Williams College Museum of Art<\/a> curated by Debra Bricker Balken and accompanied by a 144-page illustrated catalogue <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcmooregallery.com\/publications\/barbara-takenaga2\">published by DelMonico Books|Prestel<\/a>.&nbsp; Recent large-scale wall projects include Space\/42 of the Neuberger Museum and the Hunter Lobby of MASS MoCA. &nbsp;Upcoming shows include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dcmooregallery.com\/artists\/barbara-takenaga\">DC Moore Gallery<\/a> in New York City, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, and the Huntington Museum.&nbsp; Takenaga&rsquo;s work is in the collections of the DeCordova Museum, the Smith College Museum of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, and the Crocker Art Museum, among others. &nbsp;She is represented by DC Moore Gallery, <a href=\"http:\/\/gregorylindgallery.com\/artists\/takenaga\/\">Gregory Lind Gallery<\/a> in San Francisco, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sharksink.com\/artist\/barbara-takenaga\/\">Shark&rsquo;s Ink<\/a>, Lyons, CO.&nbsp; Takenaga lives and works in New York City and teaches at Williams College in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n<p>The books mentioned in the interview are, <a href=\"http:\/\/tinhouse.com\/product\/kiss-me-someone\/\">Kiss Me Someone, by Karen Shepard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/549884\/the-world-to-come-by-jim-shepard\/9780525432319\/\">The World to Come by Jim Shepard<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7313 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_-4.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Lines-to-the-Center-2014-45x54-alinen-PC_-5.jpg 505w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lines to the Center 2014 45&times;54<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7314 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big-2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big-3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big-4.jpg 696w, https:\/\/thebirthofeverything.com\/authorsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Night-Painting-JFM_2016_60x70_alinen_big-5.jpg 482w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Night Painting, 2016, 60&times;70 inches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbara Takenaga&rsquo;s paintings have been viewed in many ways &ndash; 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